Vfw Auxiliary Plans Trip To Nursing Home

March 19, 1986|By Nick Martucci

Members of the DeBary Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary are preparing for their annual visit to the Lake City Veteran's Administration Medical and Nursing Center a memorable occasion for participants and the shut-ins. Chaplain Carol Anne Smith is coordinating the effort scheduled for March 27. She said she made her first trip last year and called it an exciting and heart-warming day.

Participants are reminded that brown bag lunches will be the order of the day for a picnic en route to Lake City. On the return trip, there will be dinner at the Brown Derby restaurant. Smith said the need continues for personal grooming items that will be distributed to patients, especially denture care items, skin lotions, shaving cream. New and used card and board games and unused greeting cards are welcome. She also reminds participants to bring their donations on the day of the departure. Last year the women contributed 140 dozen cookies, 12 dozen cupcakes and 96 pies, said Smith.

Motorcoaches with a capacity of 40 passengers will be on the post home's grounds, U.S. Highway 17-92, north of Dirksen Road. There will be a 9 a.m. departure. There still is time for auxiliary members to sign up for the trip on the bulletin board in the canteen.

-- This month's luncheon meeting of the Orange City Republican Club will be at 11:30 a.m. Thursday in the private dining room of the China Palace restaurant, 2275 N. Volusia Ave., Orange City. Clifford ''Buzzy'' Windle, mayor of South Daytona, will be guest speaker. He will announce his candidacy for the District 30 Florida House of Representatives seat in November's election. Windle also was a member of the South Daytona City Council. He is vice president and branch manager of Adams Cameron and Co., Ormond Beach. Luncheon music will be provided by accordionist Pete Eitel.

-- Three sewing courses are being offered in the area, beginning today, by the Department of Continuing Education of the Daytona Beach Community College. As in past years, Magda Gomez will be the instructor for all courses. The schedule follows: Intermediate sewing -- Wednesday, today through April 30, fellowship hall of the Community United Methodist Church, 41 W. Highbanks Road; beginning-intermedi ate sewing -- Thursdays, this week through May 1, All Saints Episcopal Church, Clark Street Enterprise; and basic sewing -- Fridays, now through May 2, Deltona

Lakes Baptist Church, 2886 Elkcam Blvd., Deltona. All classes meet from 9 a.m. to noon. Registration fee for Florida residents will be $9, all others $18. An additional fee will be charged for use of each church facility.

-- The DeBary Public Library is out of the woods after a rebuilding program forced by a fire last fall that destroyed portions of the builiding and its contents. Normal services are being restored gradually, said librarian Norma Hines. She said ''An All-American Variety Puppet Show'' will be at 7 p.m. Thursday for all ages at the library on Azalea Road. Children's program coordinator Terry Deer, of City Island library headquarters in Daytona Beach, will be behind the scenes manipulating the rods and wires, assisted by Hines and Marcia Carson.

Highlighting the recent quarterly meeting of the DeBary Public Library Association was the changing of the guard to look over its affairs during 1986. Outgoing president Bill Thomas passed the gavel to Jerry Lombardi. His fellow officers are: Bud Abeles, vice president; Jacqueline Whiteford, corresponding secretary; Eva Seger, secretary; and Ken Yon, treasurer. New board members sworn in are: Joseph Erbe, John Kern and Ed Perry.

-- Janice Cashell, parenting specialist at The House Next Door, DeLand, will be available from 1 to 2 p.m. Mondays beginning March 31 at Orange City Elementary School to counsel parents, said spokeswoman Joyce Yoder. Her subjects will include behavioral modification, discipline techniques, development responsibility, building confidence and promoting self-image in children. Call the school for more information.